COVID-19 Resources

COVID-19 Practice Management Info for Pediatricians (from the NYS AAP – Chapter 2 & 3 Pediatric Council)

1. Pediatric Council Update #1:  Important Phone and Telehealth Information for Pediatricians
2. Pediatric Council Update #2:  Advocating for Telehealth Payment
3. Pediatric Council Update #3:  Local Payer Updates
4. Pediatric Council Update #4:  AAP & Local Payer Updates
5. Pediatric Council Update #5:  Local Payer Updates
6. Pediatric Council Update #6:  COVID-19 Local Payer Updates
7. Pediatric Council Update #7:  Applying for CARES Act Funding & Vaccine Advocacy
8. Pediatric Council Update #8:  COVID-19 Local Payer Updates
9. Pediatric Council Update #9:  COVID-19 Local Payer Updates
10. Pediatric Council Update #10:  COVID-19 Local Payer Updates
11. Pediatric Council Update #11:  COVID-19 Local Payer Updates

COVID-19 Updates & Resources (from the Chapter 2 President)

1. COVID-19 Updates and Resources – 3/16/20
2. COVID-19 Updates and Resources – 3/27/20
3. Dr. Shetal Shah’s CNN interview regarding vaccinations during the pandemic
4. COVID-19 Updates and Resources – 4/8/20
5. COVID-19 Updates and Resources – 4/21/20
6. COVID-19 Updates and Resources – 5/28/20

The AAP has a web page on AAP.org where you can find the latest clinical guidance, recommendations from CDC, information for parents and other resources.  For questions or comments related to the pandemic, email COVID-19@aap.org.  Additional resources:

• AAP News: Coronavirus disease outbreak coverage
• AAP Red Book Online: 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infections
•        The Outbreaks section is intended to provide pediatric health care professionals with a quick resource to get up to speed on current outbreaks and how they affect children.
• AAP: Preparedness Checklist for Pediatric Practices
• HealthyChildren.org: 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• AAP Issues Guidance To Ensure Continued Care For Children During Pandemic
• Newborn Care Guidance
• AAP COVID-19 Advocacy Report, July 29, 2020

• The AAP recently launched a new virtual community for AAP members and AAP Chapter Executive Directors to connect directly with one another about the COVID-19 pandemic and to pose questions; share helpful tips and practice pearls; and offer and receive support and encouragement from peers.  The virtual community features the following:

  • Individual discussion boards for the following topics: clinical care (outpatient and inpatient), diagnosis/testing, personal protective equipment (PPE), practice management/payment, and telehealth
  • Shared resource library that allows you to upload PDFs, word documents, and other tools and resources that might be helpful to your peers (eg, telehealth procedures, tip sheets, practice procedures, etc.)

• Telehealth and COVID-19: Offering tips on how to launch telehealth into practice.
• Caring for Children with Complex Medical Conditions During COVID-19: Helping clinicians understand special considerations for children with complex needs, how to prepare your clinic/practice, and how to partner with and support families.
• COVID-19 Pandemic – Clinical Guidance for Pediatric Practices: Strategies for pediatricians to increase infection control practices in their office to protect patients and health care workers.
• Talking to and Supporting Children During a Pandemic: Helping clinicians understand how to talk to and support children during the COVID-19 pandemic, including how to help parents talk to their children.
• Disaster Management for the Pediatrician in the COVID-19 Response: Utilizing preparedness principles to mobilize pediatricians to adapt protocols, learn new models, and serve as champions for children in a pandemic.
• Resilience in Stressful Times and Connecting During Times of Trauma: Strategies to support physician resilience while social distancing and caring for patients with COVID-19.
• Coding During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Navigate rapidly evolving ICD-10-CM and CPT coding for telemedicine, telehealth, and COVID-19 diagnoses and procedures during this unprecedented time.
• Pediatric Practices Webinar #10 – The Business Impact of COVID-19.  Mark Del Monte is the guest speaker and talks about supporting AAP members; he starts at 37:20.

• NYS  DOH:   https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/providers.htm
• COVID-19 Provider Resources (PDF)
• New York State has established a COVID-19 tracker web site that provides data regarding the virus outbreak in New York, including a breakdown of fatalities by age, ethnicity, risk factors, etc.
• For NYC Information:  https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-providers.page
• NYC DOHMH:  https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/providers/health-topics/novel-respiratory-viruses.page

Project TEACH along with our partners at MGH Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds created an important blog on how you can help support kids and teens through the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Other Resources:

• For Providers:
  • COVID-19 Resources for Pediatric Health Care Providers to Support Families from the United Hospital Fund
  • Fact Sheet: Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome
  • District Chair Letter to Governor Cuomo advocating funding for children.
  • NYS DOH HEALTH ADVISORY: Ensuring Access to Health Care Services During COVID-19
• For teens – What is Social Distancing?
• HealthFirst Telehealth Services
• Pregnancy and Newborn Guidelines from the NY State Department of Health:
  • Information for Patients After Giving Birth During the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Breastfeeding Guidance FAQ
  • COVID-19 and Provision of Prenatal and Postpartum Care
  • Initial Care of Newborns Born to Pregnant Persons with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
  • Protocol for COVID-19 Testing Applicable for Pregnant People and Support Persons
  • Pregnancy and COVID-19 Resources for Pregnant People and their Families
  • Pregnancy and COVID-19 Resources for Health Care Providers
• COVID Resources for Parents and more parent resources.
  • 2019 Novel Coronavirus
  • Tips for Coping with a New Baby During COVID-19
  • COVID-19: Information for Families of Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs 
  • Social Distancing: Why Keeping Your Distance Helps Keep Others Safe 
  • Getting Children Outside While Social Distancing for COVID-19 
  • Working and Learning from Home During the COVID-19 Outbreak
  • Homeschooling 101
  • Homeschooling a Child with Special Needs
  • Young Children and Their Parents – activities and resources
  • Positive Parenting & COVID-19: 10 Tips to Help Keep the Calm at Home
  • HealthyChildren.org eNewsletter: Protecting Your Family From Coronavirus (also in Spanish)
  • Simple Ways to Entertain & Boost Your Baby’s Development at Home
  • Ask the Pediatrician: Are There Shortages of Infant Formula Due to COVID-19?  
  • Co-parenting During COVID-19
  • Breastfeeding During COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Cloth Face Coverings for Children During COVID-19
  • Teens & COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities During the Outbreak
  • Teenagers and Their Parents – activities and resources
  • Helping Kids Who Are Worried About Coronavirus: 15 things we can do to talk to kids about Coronavirus and help them manage the concerns they might be holding on to.
  • Things to do with your children at home:
    • Virtual Disney World:  Virtually experience Walt Disney World attractions, shows, hotels, monorails, trains, boats, and park areas’
    • Weekly Storytime with Dolly Parton: In this series, Dolly reads select Imagination Library books, all carefully chosen for their appropriate content at this moment in time.
    • Free Digital Cooking Classes For Kids Every Week Day: Delish’s editorial director Joanna Saltz and her kids will be going live on Instagram every weekday at 1pm EST to share cook-along videos for you and your little ones.
    • Zoo School Live: Hosted by Elmwood Park Zoo every day at 11 am.

• Small Moments, Big impact (SMBI) is a free smartphone app that provides pediatric primary care providers and home visitors a two-generation approach to promote resilience and relationships among new mothers from low-income backgrounds. While not providing information on the COVID -19 pandemic which is readily available new mothers need SMBI to help them stay focused on their baby and themselves at this time of upheaval in providing primary care, SMBI is a special “gift “ from providers to new mothers.  The app is designed to be used each week during a baby’s first six months. It focuses on the relationship that a mother has with her baby and feelings of love, stress, fatigue, frustration, and hope — all of which are part of being a parent.  The app should be downloaded with a nursery staff or primary care provider at first visit to send message this is contact from primary care between visits. The app can be viewed through the above link, or downloaded here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/small-moments-big-impact/id1495749073?ls=1

• The Coronavirus Could Cause a Child Abuse Epidemic – New York Times Op-Ed by Nina Agrawal, MD, FAAP
  

  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/opinion/coronavirus-child-abuse.html

• School Opening Considerations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • NY State School Health Examination Form
  • NYS Department of Education: School Health Examinations in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Instructions for Completion of New York State School Health Examination Form
  • NYS School Health Examination Form – Outline of required information and format
  • AAP NY Chapter 2 Return to School Policies
  • Top 10 Questions Regarding Mask Wearing in Children (and in Spanish).